04/11/2001 - Mel dates Jason Plato?  *RUMOUR WARNING* from the Sunday People

Mel C is enjoying love in the fast lane with British racing car driver JASON PLATO, i can reveal.

Sporty Spice Mel met Jason - who also presents the Channel 4 show Driven - after going to see her brother Paul race at the British Touring Car Championships a couple of weeks ago.

The 27-year-old singer, who has been single since film director Dan Cadan dumped her six months ago, really hit it off with Jason, 32, at a party after the races at Brands Hatch, Kent.

They have been for a couple of dinners near Jason's home town of Oxford and now he is smitten. He admitted last night : "Mel and I are good friends."  When asked about a romance, Jason laughed and said : "I can't answer that can I?"  

But a friend told me:"He has been talking about Mel all the time and says he's pretty keen on her. He's the sort of bloke who doesn't normally need to make much effort with women, but with Mel, he's making all the running. They have been out for a couple of dates and it looks like love might be blooming."

Jason and Mel were due to attend an awards dinner last night in Birmingham.  Jason's friend added : "They weren't arriving together because they are trying to keep their relationship under wraps."  But it looks to me like Mel may finally have found the right Formula for love.

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